FNUS73 KDMX 092238 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON SOUTH PATCH K...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 438 PM CST MON JAN 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT A MID BURN OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH LIGHT SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTLY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WITH SOME INCREASE BY MIDDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........0 2 0 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 40 36 34 RH..............55 62 69 75 20 FT WIND......SW 10 W 7G10 SW 7G10 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7G10 W 5G10 SW 5G10 SW 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 400 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 9 W 8 W 6 W 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (30500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 6 8 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 32 33 36 41 46 50 54 57 58 56 52 RH..............78 78 82 75 65 58 52 45 40 39 42 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 7 10 14 15 16 15 13 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120110.BISON.01/DMX